Unmasking Lucifer
God has given us the capacity to live in total victory and freedom from the power of our enemy and to overcome him at every opportunity. The question then becomes, why do we have so much trouble defeating the devil? Could it be that our difficulty lies in our lack of understanding his nature and tactics? In this series of messages, we will examine five of the most common names used for our enemy and learn his nature and his plan of attack. Lucifer’s problem was pride.
Unmasking Satan
God has given us the capacity to live in total victory and freedom from the power of our enemy and to overcome him at every opportunity. The question then becomes, why do we have so much trouble defeating the devil? Could it be that our difficulty lies in our lack of understanding his nature and tactics? Let’s examine five of the most common names used for our enemy and learn his nature and his plan of attack.
Satan is Our Adversary. He Opposes Us on Every Hand.
Unmasking the Devil
Diablos is the accuser and slanderer. The devil tries to divide us from every redemptive relationship in life.
Unmasking the Antichrist
According to 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, one of the major strategies of our enemy is A an outpouring of spiritual deception to incite the world to rebel against God. This is what we see happening in our world right now. It is an end time falling away from truth. It’s a spirit of deception that is poured out upon this earth like we have never seen before. The purpose is to create an environment in which the world can be seduced to follow the Antichrist and accept him as God.
Unmasking the Roaring Lion
1 Peter 5:8
8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Peter uses the analogy of a roaring lion. Be sober, be vigilant – be on the alert because you have an enemy that is prowling around like a roaring lion. He’s looking for someone that he may devour. It doesn’t say can. That would mean the ability to devour you. Peter uses the term “may” because the roaring lion is asking permission. We actually must give him permission to devour us.
How to Win the Battle
Part 1
Satan is the cruelest being in the universe. When evil is present, Satan is always behind that evil. The devil is so cruel and vicious that your agony actually brings him joy. When you are at your most vulnerable, he’s at his worst. The enemy has no mercy. When you are down, he pours it on. What do you do when Satan attacks you? How do you win the battle?